Effectiveness Of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Therapy On Pain And Fatigue Among Cancer Patients Receiving Chemotherapy In Selected Hospitals, H.P.
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Abstract
Cancer is a large group of diseases that can start in almost any organ or tissue of the body when abnormal cells grow uncontrollably, go beyond their usual boundaries to invade adjoining parts of the body and or spread to other organs. Chemotherapy is widely used treatments for cancer patients to kill or shrink fast- growing cells in the body, but it also cause a various side effects which depend upon the type of drug, dosage and type of cancer.
Objectives:- The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of progressive muscle relaxation therapy on pain and fatigue among cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.
Methods: True-experimental (Randomized pre-test post-test only design) was adopted. Simple random sampling technique was used to select 40 cancer patients receiving chemotherapy in Regional cancer hospital, Shimla (H.P). Numerical pain rating scale and Fatigue assessment scale were used to collect the data from cancer patients. Progressive muscle relaxation therapy was provide to experimental group only for 2 times a day/ total 3 weeks duration where as control group only receive conventional treatment, after 21 days of intervention post-test was conducted from both the group.
Result: The results showed that the mean pre test score and standard deviation of pain level in experimental group 5.1+1.74 and post test score was 3.3 +1.26 respectively mean pre test score and standard deviation of fatigue level in experimental group 24.3+4.47 and post test score was 19.4+2.74 which was highly significant at p value (<0.001) which means the pain and fatigue level of cancer patients is reduced. In control group little difference between pre and post test score of pain level and fatigue level among cancer patients. It also revealed that the post test level of fatigue showed significant association with gender, occupation and pre and post test level of pain and fatigue with type of cancer in experimental group. In control group post test level of pain found statistically significant association with family income at p value of 0.05.
Conclusion: The findings of the study concluded that progressive muscle relaxation therapy showed a significant effect on reducing the level of pain and fatigue among cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.
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